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Hi, I'm Monica Packer and you're listening to About Progress, where we are about progress made practical.

Can I start by describing the best Saturday morning I recently had? We slept in until around

7.30, which may not sound like sleeping in, but it is if you're in a household with a toddler, for sure.

And then I got to go

on a long walk outside in the very cold weather. I hate being cold, but what I do love is

bundling up. And I totally did that. I was bundled up to my eyeballs in every layer possible.

And once I got home, I made some oatmeal. I topped it with Nutella and berries. And after I was done

eating, my kids played, I got to sit on the couch and I cuddled up with a warm blanket and I watched

a few episodes of a British couple renovating their countryside manner, a dream.

In a recent episode, I shared about my personal goals for 2025.

Now, writing them was a big push for me. I haven't done a great job of prioritizing my personal

goals the last few years. But doing these goals is admittedly requiring more of a push as well,

and that's because I have

some big goals on my list, like writing a book. But to get to those goals, I know I must stick

to one of the most important goals on that list, one that doesn't really look like it fits in,

and it's to rest. There are metaphorical seasons in our lives, times where we

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